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AMBALAT UNDER CONTROL : CHIEF SECURITY MINISTER
Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA) - The security situation in the Ambalat Block in the Sulawesi Sea is now under control, Chief Political and Security Minister Widodo Adi Sucipto said.
"I think it is now under control," the minister said after attending the wedding reception of Mohammad Reza Ihsan, a son of Minister/State Secretary Hatta Rajasa, here on Saturday.
However, Widodo did not explain in detail the latest situation in Ambalat after several violations by Malaysian navy ships which often trespassed the Indonesian territorial waters in East Kalimantan in the past several days.
Previously, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Indonesia was not afraid of the various military maneuvers and propaganda shown by the Malaysian warships in the Ambalat Block.
"We are not afraid. So, it is up to them to show their maneuvers and propaganda in the Ambalat area. What is obvious that Ambalat is part of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia," the minister said.
The navy has given a chronological report that included such details as the dates of the incursions or activities of the Malaysian patrol boats in Indonesian territorial waters.
Indonesia's KRI Untung Surapati-872 warship last Sunday managed to drive away a Malaysian warship, the KD Yu-3500, which had tried to trespass Indonesian waters in the Ambalat Block.
A day earlier, the Indonesian Navy's KRI Hasanudin-366 also drove away KD Baung-3509, a helicopter of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, and a Malaysian Beachcraft which tried to enter the Ambalat Block.
According to the TNI, nine territorial violations by Malaysian marine and police vessels had happened in the recent past. Based on data obtained from House Commission I for defense affairs, Malaysia has made 11 border violations over Indonesia's territory since January.
On May 27, 2009, four Indonesian fishermen were arrested, beaten up and had their fish catches seized by the Malaysian navies. "What they should have done, if they suspected the fishermen, was to take them to their posts and if the fishermen were proven guilty they should take them to court," an Indonesian naval officer said in Tarakan, East Kalimantan last week.
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"I think it is now under control," the minister said after attending the wedding reception of Mohammad Reza Ihsan, a son of Minister/State Secretary Hatta Rajasa, here on Saturday.
However, Widodo did not explain in detail the latest situation in Ambalat after several violations by Malaysian navy ships which often trespassed the Indonesian territorial waters in East Kalimantan in the past several days.
Previously, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Indonesia was not afraid of the various military maneuvers and propaganda shown by the Malaysian warships in the Ambalat Block.
"We are not afraid. So, it is up to them to show their maneuvers and propaganda in the Ambalat area. What is obvious that Ambalat is part of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia," the minister said.
The navy has given a chronological report that included such details as the dates of the incursions or activities of the Malaysian patrol boats in Indonesian territorial waters.
Indonesia's KRI Untung Surapati-872 warship last Sunday managed to drive away a Malaysian warship, the KD Yu-3500, which had tried to trespass Indonesian waters in the Ambalat Block.
A day earlier, the Indonesian Navy's KRI Hasanudin-366 also drove away KD Baung-3509, a helicopter of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, and a Malaysian Beachcraft which tried to enter the Ambalat Block.
According to the TNI, nine territorial violations by Malaysian marine and police vessels had happened in the recent past. Based on data obtained from House Commission I for defense affairs, Malaysia has made 11 border violations over Indonesia's territory since January.
On May 27, 2009, four Indonesian fishermen were arrested, beaten up and had their fish catches seized by the Malaysian navies. "What they should have done, if they suspected the fishermen, was to take them to their posts and if the fishermen were proven guilty they should take them to court," an Indonesian naval officer said in Tarakan, East Kalimantan last week.
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